Welcome to CSE 131:
Technical Computing and Problem Solving

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    Click here for a List of required materials for CSE 131, for Spring 2010: Database 'CSE 131 Index', View 'normView', Document 'class materials'

    The Spring 2010 web site will go live on January 1, 2010.

    The next offering of CSE 131 will be in Spring Semester, 2010. The web site for Spring 2009 will be left live so that if you are thinking about taking 131, you can browse through the content from that term.

    If you have questions about 131, or want to ask more general questions about MATLAB, drop me a line at sticklen@msu.edu.


    CSE 131 is an intensive course in technical problem-solving using computer tools. Students should count on 1.5 hours of work outside of class for each hour spent in class. In-class time per week is 80 minutes in lecture, and 160 minutes in scheduled labs.

    Thus, you should plan on spending around 6 hours per week on CSE 131 outside the classroom.

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The core topic of CSE 131 is technical problem solving using MATLAB.

A solid practical reason for taking 131, and studying MATLAB, is shown in the chart below - courtesy The MathWorks. MATLAB is quickly becoming the standard computational tool in many technical areas. This fact is the reason the number of job descriptions explicitly mentioning MATLAB or Simulink (a part of MATLAB) is trending higher and higher. By starting to learn MATLAB in 131, you set yourself on a course that could be important in your later success as a professional.